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  <h1 class="topictitle1">Viewing Information About the VMware Virtualization Environment</h1>
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   <p>After the VMware virtualization environment is registered with the <span>product</span>, you can view details about VMware clusters, hosts, VMs, or VM groups on the management page.</p>
   <div class="section">
    <h4 class="sectiontitle">Context</h4>
    <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164798864_p1941913481165">GUIs may vary with versions.</p>
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    <h4 class="sectiontitle">Procedure</h4>
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     <li><span>Choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002199964685_text738292620372"><strong>Protection</strong></span> &gt; Virtualization &gt; VMware</b></span>.</span><p></p><p><a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__fig13303182618258">Figure 1</a> shows the overall information about the VMware virtualization environment.</p>
      <div class="fignone" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__fig13303182618258">
       <a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__fig13303182618258"></a><a name="fig13303182618258"></a><span class="figcap"><b>Figure 1 </b>Overall information about the VMware virtualization environment</span><br><span><img class="eddx" src="en-us_image_0000002164654354.png"></span>
      </div> <p></p> <p></p></li>
     <li><span>On the left of the page, select the VMware virtualization environment to be viewed and choose <span class="menucascade"><b><span class="uicontrol"><span><strong>More</strong></span></span></b> &gt; <b><span class="uicontrol"><span><strong>Environment Info</strong></span></span></b></span> to view the basic information of the VMware virtualization environment.</span></li>
     <li><span>On the <span class="wintitle"><b>Clusters</b></span> tab page, view the cluster information.</span><p></p><p><a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__table63208525418">Table 1</a> lists the details about the cluster.</p>
      <div class="note">
       <img src="public_sys-resources/note_3.0-en-us.png"><span class="notetitle"> </span>
       <div class="notebody">
        <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_p4219634163218">Some parameters are not displayed by default. You can click <span><img id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_image1271105319486" src="en-us_image_0000002200147221.png"></span> next to <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b9551254456">Operation</strong> and select a parameter to display it on the current page.</p>
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       <div class="tablenoborder">
        <a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__table63208525418"></a><a name="table63208525418"></a>
        <table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__table63208525418" frame="border" border="1" rules="all">
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          <b>Table 1 </b>Cluster information
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           <th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" id="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.3.1.2.3.1.1"><p>Parameter</p></th>
           <th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" id="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.3.1.2.3.1.2"><p>Description</p></th>
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           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.3.1.2.3.1.1 "><p><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b2729746822433">Name</strong></p></td>
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.3.1.2.3.1.2 "><p>Cluster name.</p></td>
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           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.3.1.2.3.1.1 "><p><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b925671019379">SLAs</strong></p></td>
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.3.1.2.3.1.2 "><p>If an SLA is associated with the resource, the SLA name is displayed. Otherwise, <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_uicontrol4603205811816"><b>--</b></span> is displayed.</p></td>
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           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.3.1.2.3.1.1 "><p><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b5758164315376">Protection Status</strong></p></td>
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.3.1.2.3.1.2 ">
            <div class="p">
             Whether the current resource is protected.
             <ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_ul161172118317">
              <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_li11611621173118"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b884464214219">Unprotected</strong>: The current resource is not associated with an SLA, or the resource is associated with an SLA but protection is disabled.</li>
              <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_li761111211312"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b10824655184216">Protected</strong>: The current resource is associated with an SLA and protection is activated.</li>
              <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_li2088261163715"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b67140854310">Creating</strong>: The current resource is associated with an SLA and protection is being created.</li>
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           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.3.1.2.3.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__p10320145213416"><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__text1371526185"><strong>VM Count</strong></span></p></td>
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.3.1.2.3.1.2 "><p>Number of VMs in the current cluster.</p> <p>Click the number of VMs. The host list, VM list, and virtual device nodes in the cluster are displayed on the page.</p></td>
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           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.3.1.2.3.1.1 ">
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             <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b827118125517">Tag</strong>
             <div class="note" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_note1330311543247">
              <span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span>
              <div class="notebody">
               <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_p630385412417"><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_ph5374928181810">This parameter is available only in 1.6.0 and later versions.</span></p>
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           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.3.1.2.3.1.2 "><p>If a tag has been added for the resource, the tag name is displayed. Otherwise, <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b1959642011219">--</strong> is displayed.</p></td>
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       </div>
      </div> <p></p></li>
     <li><span>On the <span class="wintitle"><b>Hosts</b></span> tab page, view the ESXi host information.</span><p></p><p><a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__table664941173815">Table 2</a> lists the details about ESXi hosts.</p>
      <div class="note">
       <img src="public_sys-resources/note_3.0-en-us.png"><span class="notetitle"> </span>
       <div class="notebody">
        <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_p4219634163218_1">Some parameters are not displayed by default. You can click <span><img id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_image1271105319486_1" src="en-us_image_0000002200147221.png"></span> next to <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b9551254456_1">Operation</strong> and select a parameter to display it on the current page.</p>
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       <div class="tablenoborder">
        <a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__table664941173815"></a><a name="table664941173815"></a>
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          <b>Table 2 </b>Host information
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           <th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.369999999999997%" id="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.1.2.3.1.1"><p>Parameter</p></th>
           <th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.63%" id="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.1.2.3.1.2"><p>Description</p></th>
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           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.369999999999997%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.1.2.3.1.1 "><p><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b2729746822433_1">Name</strong></p></td>
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.63%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.1.2.3.1.2 "><p>ESXi host name.</p> <p>Click the host name. The VM list and virtual device nodes are displayed.</p> <p>If the ESXi host belongs to a cluster, the VM list is not displayed.</p> <p>The virtual device node is the number of the slot where the virtual disk is located. It is represented in the format of "disk interface type (bus number: slot number)", for example, IDE(0:0).</p></td>
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           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.369999999999997%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.1.2.3.1.1 "><p><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002200006977_en-us_topic_0000002164660790_b990085816920">Location</strong></p></td>
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.63%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.1.2.3.1.2 "><p>Path to the ESXi host.</p></td>
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           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.369999999999997%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.1.2.3.1.1 "><p><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002200007025_b1992769155415">Status</strong></p></td>
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.63%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.1.2.3.1.2 "><p>ESXi host status, which can be <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Online</strong></span></b></span> or <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Offline</strong></span></b></span>.</p></td>
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           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.369999999999997%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.1.2.3.1.1 "><p><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b925671019379_1">SLAs</strong></p></td>
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.63%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.1.2.3.1.2 "><p>If an SLA is associated with a host, the SLA name is displayed. Otherwise, <span class="uicontrol"><b>--</b></span> is displayed.</p></td>
          </tr>
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           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.369999999999997%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.1.2.3.1.1 "><p><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b5758164315376_1">Protection Status</strong></p></td>
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.63%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.1.2.3.1.2 "><p>Whether a host is protected.</p>
            <ul>
             <li><span><strong>Unprotected</strong></span>: The host is not associated with an SLA, or the host is associated with an SLA but protection is disabled.</li>
             <li><span><strong>Protected</strong></span>: The host is associated with an SLA and protection is activated.</li>
             <li><span><strong>Creating</strong></span>: The host is associated with an SLA and protection is being created.</li>
            </ul></td>
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           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.369999999999997%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.1.2.3.1.1 "><p><strong>VM Count</strong></p></td>
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.63%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.1.2.3.1.2 "><p>Number of VMs on an ESXi host.</p> <p>If the host is a cluster member, the number of VMs on the host is displayed as 0. You need to view the number of VMs on the <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Cluster</strong></span></b></span> tab page.</p></td>
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           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.369999999999997%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.1.2.3.1.1 ">
            <div class="p">
             <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b827118125517_1">Tag</strong>
             <div class="note" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_note1330311543247_1">
              <span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span>
              <div class="notebody">
               <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_p630385412417_1"><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_ph5374928181810_1">This parameter is available only in 1.6.0 and later versions.</span></p>
              </div>
             </div>
            </div></td>
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.63%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.1.2.3.1.2 "><p>If a tag has been added for the resource, the tag name is displayed. Otherwise, <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b1959642011219_1">--</strong> is displayed.</p></td>
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        </table>
       </div>
      </div> <p></p></li>
     <li><span>On the <span class="wintitle"><b>VMs</b></span> tab page, view the VM information.</span><p></p>
      <ol type="a">
       <li>View information about a VM. <a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__table2382789197">Table 3</a> describes the information.
        <div class="note">
         <img src="public_sys-resources/note_3.0-en-us.png"><span class="notetitle"> </span>
         <div class="notebody">
          <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_p4219634163218_2">Some parameters are not displayed by default. You can click <span><img id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_image1271105319486_2" src="en-us_image_0000002200147221.png"></span> next to <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b9551254456_2">Operation</strong> and select a parameter to display it on the current page.</p>
         </div>
        </div>
        <div class="tablenoborder">
         <a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__table2382789197"></a><a name="table2382789197"></a>
         <table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__table2382789197" frame="border" border="1" rules="all">
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           <b>Table 3 </b>VM information
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            <th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" id="mcps1.3.3.2.5.2.1.1.3.2.3.1.1"><p>Parameter</p></th>
            <th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" id="mcps1.3.3.2.5.2.1.1.3.2.3.1.2"><p>Description</p></th>
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            <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.2.1.1.3.2.3.1.1 "><p><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b2729746822433_2">Name</strong></p></td>
            <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.2.1.1.3.2.3.1.2 "><p>Name of a VM.</p></td>
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            <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.2.1.1.3.2.3.1.1 "><p><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002200006977_en-us_topic_0000002164660790_b990085816920_1">Location</strong></p></td>
            <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.2.1.1.3.2.3.1.2 "><p>Path to a VM.</p></td>
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            <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.2.1.1.3.2.3.1.1 "><p><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002200007025_b1992769155415_1">Status</strong></p></td>
            <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.2.1.1.3.2.3.1.2 "><p>VM status, which can be power-on or power-off.</p></td>
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            <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.2.1.1.3.2.3.1.1 "><p><strong>OS</strong></p></td>
            <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.2.1.1.3.2.3.1.2 "><p>Operating system type of the host where the VM is located.</p></td>
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            <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.2.1.1.3.2.3.1.1 "><p><strong>Mark</strong></p></td>
            <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.2.1.1.3.2.3.1.2 "><p>Mark of a VM.</p> <p>If you have set a mark for a VM in the VMware virtualization environment, the VM mark is displayed. Otherwise, <span class="uicontrol"><b>--</b></span> is displayed.</p> <p>You can filter VMs by mark.</p></td>
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            <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.2.1.1.3.2.3.1.1 "><p><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b925671019379_2">SLAs</strong></p></td>
            <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.2.1.1.3.2.3.1.2 "><p>If an SLA is associated with a VM, the SLA name is displayed. Otherwise, <span class="uicontrol"><b>--</b></span> is displayed.</p></td>
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            <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.2.1.1.3.2.3.1.1 "><p><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b2087113375371">SLA Compliance</strong></p></td>
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             <div class="p">
              Whether a backup job is successfully executed based on the backup interval or backup window set in the SLA.
              <ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_en-us_topic_0000002164820450_ul1823814519293">
               <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_en-us_topic_0000002164820450_li9238184572919"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_en-us_topic_0000002164820450_b1092516394564">Met</strong>: If the backup time of a backup job (except for the first full backup) meets the backup time window or backup interval requirements and the backup job is executed successfully, SLA compliance is met.</li>
               <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_en-us_topic_0000002164820450_li189142052112912"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_en-us_topic_0000002164820450_b541520442564">Missed</strong>: If the backup time does not meet the backup time window or backup interval requirements, for example, if the backup interval set in the SLA for a backup job is once every half an hour but the backup time exceeds half an hour, SLA compliance is missed. In this case, you are advised to adjust the backup interval or backup window.</li>
              </ul>
             </div></td>
           </tr>
           <tr>
            <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.2.1.1.3.2.3.1.1 "><p><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b5758164315376_2">Protection Status</strong></p></td>
            <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.2.1.1.3.2.3.1.2 "><p>Whether a VM is protected.</p>
             <ul>
              <li><span><strong>Unprotected</strong></span>: The VM is not associated with an SLA, or the VM is associated with an SLA but protection is disabled.</li>
              <li><span><strong>Protected</strong></span>: The VM is associated with an SLA and protection is activated.</li>
              <li><span><strong>Creating</strong></span>: The VM is associated with an SLA and protection is being created.</li>
             </ul></td>
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            <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.2.1.1.3.2.3.1.1 "><p><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002200007025_b29607485">VM Group</strong></p></td>
            <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.2.1.1.3.2.3.1.2 ">
             <ul>
              <li>If a VM is added to a VM group using the <strong>Manual selection</strong> mode, the name of the VM group will be displayed.</li>
              <li>If a VM is added to VM groups using the <strong>Automatic selection by the system based on specified rules</strong> mode, the name of the VM group that was last protected and uses the same SLA as the VM will be displayed. If none of the VM groups are protected, <span class="uicontrol"><b>--</b></span> will be displayed.</li>
             </ul></td>
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             <div class="p">
              <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b827118125517_2">Tag</strong>
              <div class="note" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_note1330311543247_2">
               <span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span>
               <div class="notebody">
                <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_p630385412417_2"><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_ph5374928181810_2">This parameter is available only in 1.6.0 and later versions.</span></p>
               </div>
              </div>
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            <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.5.2.1.1.3.2.3.1.2 "><p>If a tag has been added for the resource, the tag name is displayed. Otherwise, <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b1959642011219_2">--</strong> is displayed.</p></td>
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        </div></li>
       <li>Click the VM name to view the overall information, copy information, and related jobs of the VM.
        <ul>
         <li>VM overview<p>You can view information of a VM, such as the VM name, SLA information, job execution time, total number of copies, and disk information.</p></li>
         <li>VM copy data<p>You can search for copies by year, month, or day.</p> <p>On the <strong>Year</strong> or <strong>Month</strong> tab page, <span><img src="en-us_image_0000002164814082.png"></span> indicates that copies exist at the corresponding time.</p></li>
         <li>Jobs related to a VM<p>All jobs related to a VM, such as backup, restoration, archive, and live mount jobs, are displayed.</p></li>
        </ul></li>
      </ol> <p></p></li>
     <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__li139622815266"><span>On the <span class="wintitle" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__wintitle8918832133317"><b>VM Groups</b></span> tab page, view VM group information.</span><p></p>
      <div class="note" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__note8808185313279">
       <img src="public_sys-resources/note_3.0-en-us.png"><span class="notetitle"> </span>
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        <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__p15809853202710">Only 1.6.0 and later versions support this function.</p>
       </div>
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      <div class="p" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__p1639632816262">
       <a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__table9396162819261">Table 4</a> describes the information of VM groups.
       <div class="note" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__note16696204613263">
        <img src="public_sys-resources/note_3.0-en-us.png"><span class="notetitle"> </span>
        <div class="notebody">
         <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_p4219634163218_3">Some parameters are not displayed by default. You can click <span><img id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_image1271105319486_3" src="en-us_image_0000002200147221.png"></span> next to <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b9551254456_3">Operation</strong> and select a parameter to display it on the current page.</p>
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         <caption>
          <b>Table 4 </b>VM group information
         </caption>
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           <th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" id="mcps1.3.3.2.6.2.2.3.2.3.1.1"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__p6396162812619">Parameter</p></th>
           <th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" id="mcps1.3.3.2.6.2.2.3.2.3.1.2"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__p133969287265">Description</p></th>
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           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.6.2.2.3.2.3.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__p3412586251"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b2729746822433_3">Name</strong></p></td>
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.6.2.2.3.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__p17396142842613">VM group name.</p></td>
          </tr>
          <tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__row65186112720">
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.6.2.2.3.2.3.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__p755616279"><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164654198_text1371526185"><strong>VM Count</strong></span></p></td>
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.6.2.2.3.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__p8656837298">Number of VMs in the current VM group.</p></td>
          </tr>
          <tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__row12397132817268">
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.6.2.2.3.2.3.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__p123205482262"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b925671019379_3">SLAs</strong></p></td>
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.6.2.2.3.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__p19929164711326">If an SLA is associated with the resource, the SLA name is displayed. Otherwise, <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_uicontrol4603205811816_1"><b>--</b></span> is displayed.</p></td>
          </tr>
          <tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__row277083519285">
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.6.2.2.3.2.3.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__p332010489261"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b2087113375371_1">SLA Compliance</strong></p></td>
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.6.2.2.3.2.3.1.2 ">
            <div class="p" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__p1292954773216">
             Whether a backup job is successfully executed based on the backup interval or backup window set in the SLA.
             <ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820450_ul1823814519293">
              <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820450_li9238184572919"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820450_b1092516394564">Met</strong>: If the backup time of a backup job (except for the first full backup) meets the backup time window or backup interval requirements and the backup job is executed successfully, SLA compliance is met.</li>
              <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820450_li189142052112912"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820450_b541520442564">Missed</strong>: If the backup time does not meet the backup time window or backup interval requirements, for example, if the backup interval set in the SLA for a backup job is once every half an hour but the backup time exceeds half an hour, SLA compliance is missed. In this case, you are advised to adjust the backup interval or backup window.</li>
             </ul>
            </div></td>
          </tr>
          <tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__row20397228162613">
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.6.2.2.3.2.3.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__p4320148122614"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b5758164315376_3">Protection Status</strong></p></td>
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.6.2.2.3.2.3.1.2 ">
            <div class="p" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__p1692914733213">
             Whether the current resource is protected.
             <ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_ul161172118317_1">
              <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_li11611621173118_1"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b884464214219_1">Unprotected</strong>: The current resource is not associated with an SLA, or the resource is associated with an SLA but protection is disabled.</li>
              <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_li761111211312_1"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b10824655184216_1">Protected</strong>: The current resource is associated with an SLA and protection is activated.</li>
              <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_li2088261163715_1"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b67140854310_1">Creating</strong>: The current resource is associated with an SLA and protection is being created.</li>
             </ul>
            </div></td>
          </tr>
          <tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__row1312101065219">
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.6.2.2.3.2.3.1.1 ">
            <div class="p" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__p1149081165215">
             <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b827118125517_3">Tag</strong>
             <div class="note" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_note1330311543247_3">
              <span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span>
              <div class="notebody">
               <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_p630385412417_3"><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_ph5374928181810_3">This parameter is available only in 1.6.0 and later versions.</span></p>
              </div>
             </div>
            </div></td>
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.6.2.2.3.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__p1049121145213">If a tag has been added for the resource, the tag name is displayed. Otherwise, <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164654198__en-us_topic_0000002164820458_b1959642011219_3">--</strong> is displayed.</p></td>
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